Gathering
Gathering buildings, referred to as "Gather Points" in the encyclopedia, are unlocked as you progress through story quests. They are locations you can send Neopets to generate resources. These resources themselves can then be used to progress quests, convert into Crabulator Building Materials, and craft decorations and other items. As such, using Neopets to gather resources is the primary gameplay of Tales of Dacardia.
Each gather point has a specific list of items that it can generate, which will require sending in a Neopet.
Available Buildings
The available buildings and the items they allow you to gather are below.
Furtive Farm
Availability: From quest "No Farm, No Foul" in questline "Living in Farmony".
Building Cost: 5 Building Materials
Building Time: 30 seconds
Encyclopedia Entry: A small, seemingly-humble farm that produces all sorts of fresh fruits and vegetables. It's overseen by a magical scarecrow... which, unfortunately, is far too polite to actually keep any pests away!
Gatherable Items:
Apple
Berry
Plant Sprout
Straw
Twigs
Seacret Beach
Availability: From quest "Beach You To It!" in questline "Sea You At The Beach". Available as a choice against Mysterious Mine after reaching town level 2; if not selected then, available after reaching town level 3.
Building Cost: 25 Building Materials
Building Time: 30 minutes
Encyclopedia Entry: Seacret Beach is famous among Dacardians for its crystal-clear waters, soft, sandy beaches, and its calm, scenic Enigma Wharf. Some of Neopia's finest gourmet chefs and food enthusiasts occasionally gather here to enjoy the region's freshest catches!
Gatherable Items:
Driftwood
Seaweed
Shell
Water
Sand
Bonus Items:
Electric Eel
1% chance from gatherings where Driftwood or Seaweed are selected
Fresh Fish
1% chance from gatherings where Shells or Water are selected
Mysterious Mine
Availability: From quest "Mine Your Business" in questline "A Miner Problem". Available as a choice against Seacret Beach after reaching town level 2; if not selected then, available after reaching town level 3.
Building Cost: 25 Building Materials
Building Time: 30 minutes
Encyclopedia Entry: While most mines in Dacardia were created to harvest the unique substance known as Dacardite, this mine was dug to gather more basic stones, metals, and minerals. Some say they've even struck gold here!
Gatherable Items:
Glowing Moss
Ice
Rocks
Spyder Web
Pebbles
Bonus Items:
Gold
1% chance from gatherings where Glowing Moss or Ice are selected
Limestone
1% chance from gatherings where Rocks or Spyder Webs are selected
Lookout Lighthouse
Availability: From quest "Let There Be Lighthouse" in questline "Light 'Em Up" which is available after reaching town level 2.
Building Cost: 45 Building Materials
Building Time: 60 minutes
Encyclopedia Entry: Lookout Lighthouse stands on the cliffs of the Dacardian Coast, ready to illuminate the foggy seas and signal to Neopia that Dacardia is here to stay. Though its resources are old and tattered from years of the lighthouse's disuse, they make for excellent crafting materials.
Gatherable Items:
Clouded Glass
Frayed Rope
Light Bulb
Rusted Iron Rod
Canvas
Bonus Items:
Candle Wax
1% chance from gatherings where Clouded Glass or Light Bulbs are selected
Lamp Oil
1% chance from gatherings where Frayed Rope or Rusted Iron Rods are selected
Event Gathering
During events, gather points may offer additional gatherable items.
Altador Cup, 2024
These resources were only available via the Altador Cup event between July 24th, 2024, and August 31st, 2024.
Furtive Farm
Team Dacardia Confetti
Gold Medal
(potential bonus)
Seacret Beach or Mysterious Mine
Team Dacardia Flag
Gold Medal
(potential bonus)
Nights of Fright, 2024
These resources were only available via the Nights of Fright event between October 15th, 2024, and October 31st, 2024.
Furtive Farm
Candy Corn
Halloween Candy
(potential bonus)
Seacret Beach or Mysterious Mine
Pumpkin Marshmallow
Halloween Candy
(potential bonus)
Winter Starlight Celebration, 2024
These resources were only available via the Winter Starlight Celebration event between December 18th, 2024, and January 8th, 2025.
Furtive Farm
Holly
Snow
Seacret Beach
Candy Cane
Snow
Mysterious Mine
Peppermint
Snow
Lookout Lighthouse
Mistletoe
Snow
How to Gather
First, tap on the gather point to bring up its menu. Then, tap Assign Pet which will bring up Neopet selection. Select the Neopet you want to complete the job—if a Neopet is unavailable because it is already doing something, its image will appear greyed—then click the Confirm button.
A new menu will appear with the items available to gather. You may select up to two different items for your pet to gather at a time, each up to a maximum quantity of five. Tap an item to add it to the gathering queue, and tap it again to increase the quantity if desired. Tap items in the gathering queue to decrease the quantity.
When you are ready, tap the Confirm button, and then tap the next Confirm button to send your Neopet to the gather point and begin generating the item(s). Working on gathering an item will increase a Neopet's hunger over time, which you can replenish by feeding them omelettes.
Some gathering locations also have a slim chance to award an additional, rarer item on completion. These rarer Bonus items are shown in the list of available items with a % sign next to them. After selecting item(s) to gather, you can see which rare item you have a chance of gathering and the exact percentage chance of gathering it. If you gather two different resources that have chances of different rare items, only the rare item for the first resource you selected will appear in the preview box, but it is still possible to get either rare item (and even both)!
Although the help menus on gather points say you can play a "microgame" in "Active Mode," the "Gather Now" button is currently disabled, and the only way to gather items is by assigning a Neopet.
While your Neopet is gathering, a countdown timer will appear above the gather point.
When your Neopet is done gathering, the timer will be replaced by an icon of an hourglass with a green checkmark.
Simply tap the gather point to claim your gathered resources!
If you hit the chance at a rare bonus resource, it will be displayed at this time.
Timing
The time it takes to gather an item is based on its rarity. Common items take 30 seconds each, while Basic items take 15 seconds each. Sometimes, other items are available to gather just for a quest, and may take much longer.
Reduce Waiting Time
You have two options to avoid or reduce waiting: watching an ad, or paying Pearly Neggs. Either can be done by clicking on the gather point while gathering is still in progress, then choosing the appropriate button.
Watching an ad will reduce 10 minutes from your gathering time; if you have less than 10 minutes left, it will complete the gathering! You can only reduce waiting time by watching an ad up to five times per day; this daily limit is shared by all timed activities, such as crafting and building. The number of opportunities remaining to watch an ad will appear in a red bubble above the "Watch Ad" button, and the button will grey out completely if you have already watched five that day. (Wheel of Prizes ads are neither affected by nor count against this daily limit.)
Alternately, Pearly Neggs can complete your gathering at a cost of 1 Pearly Negg per minute remaining (rounded up).
Cancel Gathering
If you want to stop gathering for any reason, simply click on the gather point while gathering is still in progress, then pressing the red "Stop Gathering" button and confirming the choice. Gathering will end immediately and your Neopet will be available again, but no resources will be gathered.
This page was last updated on December 28, 2024.
